How To Measure Your Roof For Steel

Make your next roof your last.

How to measure your roof for steel.

Determine the width of the metal you are installing. For instance a 38 panel will have an effective coverage width of 36. Enter the diameter of the roof ridge vent gap 1 3 finally enter the coverage area width of the panels you plan to buy. Just download our helpful how to guide on measuring your metal roof.

The length l times the height h of a triangle is twice its area a2. For example standing seam metal roofing is. L 30 feet h 12 feet 30 12 2 180 square feet. Now either fax that to 480 768 1514 or put it in pdf format and e mail it to.

You should do this with someone that can hold one end of the tape measure so you can go to the other ends. Step 1. See determining roof pitch step 3. Measuring for a metal roof begins with getting a ladder.

Measure the length of your roof. If the pitch of the roof is not that steep you won t have to worry too much about following. We need to know the roof pitch or the slope of the roof. This is done by measuring from one outside edge of your roof to the opposite outside edge.

1 roof square 100 square feet. Feel free to contact any of our locations by phone or email and we will be happy to help however we can. Need a little help getting the measurements needed for your metal roofing package. The metal roof length calculator calculates the distance from peak to trim so add the length you want the roof metal to extend beyond the eave trim.

You will need to go up on top. So if you divide your answer of a product of length times height by two you will get the area of a triangle.